What’s Going On in This Picture?
What’s Going On in This Picture? | Jan. 26, 2026
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see.
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Film Club: ‘We Came Here Legally. ICE Locked Us Up Anyway.’
What do the stories from inside the ICE detention system tell us about the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns — and America?
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Do We All Need a Little More Boredom in Our Lives?
An online trend encourages people to embrace doing nothing. Does that sound worthwhile — or, well, plain old boring?
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My List: A Different Kind of Review Contest
Choose three to five works of art or culture to group in some way, then tell us why we should — or shouldn’t — check them out. Contest dates: Jan. 14-Feb. 25, 2026.
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A comedian shares how to add more humor and playfulness to your life. What can you always count on to make you laugh?
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The Times Upshot reporter Claire Cain Miller joins us in January to chat with teenagers about using data and visuals to help explain the world.
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Peanut allergies have plummeted in children, a recent study shows.
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What’s up with punctuation these days? Are there some kinds you avoid, or others you overuse?
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Eight challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
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Ask a Journalist: Reporting on TV Shows and Cultural Trends
Shivani Gonzalez, a TV reporter, joins us in February to chat with teenagers about finding shows worth watching. Post your comments and questions for her by Feb. 15.
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: precursor
This word has appeared in 310 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Picture PromptsGathering Groceries
Why was this image in the news recently? What is it communicating?
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: voracious
This word has appeared in 103 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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What’s Going On in This Graph? | Feb. 4, 2026
Where are insurance companies dropping homeowners?
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ContestsOpen Letters: Our Opinion-Writing Contest
We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: Feb. 25 to April 8, 2026.
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Picture PromptsRainbow
Tell us a story, real or made up, that is inspired by this image.
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: strident
This word has appeared in 109 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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Picture PromptsA Year of Trump 2.0
What is your opinion of what President Trump has done in the first year of his second term? Why?
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Word of the dayWord of the Day: dearth
This word has appeared in 229 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?
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